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Drake Tungsten
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Knee deep in alien womyn...
Oct 2001
time: 14:29
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... but the rest of the continent isn't far behind.
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LONDON, England (CNN) -- Experts say obesity is rapidly becoming a health crisis across Europe with more than 200 million people -- a third of the continent's population -- now considered overweight or obese.
A survey carried out by the International Obesity Task Force found that in many European countries more than half the adult population is overweight -- nearly triple the number 20 years ago.
It also found the number of overweight children is rising with three quarters now believed to be obese.
Greece tops the 'eurobesity' league table with 70 percent of women and 68 percent of men overweight while Germany has the highest number of overweight men in Europe with 71 percent believed to be obese.
The UK follows closely behind with obesity believed to affect more than 60 percent of people.
"We are eating less than we used to, but we are also less active," Hannah Theobald from the British Nutrition Foundation told CNN.
"We are leading more sedentary lifestyles, we are sitting more at desks, we are not as active as we used to be," she said.
In the UK, obesity -- which costs the economy more than $3 billion each year -- is rapidly overtaking smoking as the country's leading preventable killer.
"We are losing 18 million sick days due to obesity related diseases. We have 30, 000 deaths in the UK per year because of it," said Theobald.
"Average life expectancy is reduced in obese people compared to lean people by almost nine years."
The study found that Italy, the Netherlands and France have fewer obese people. In France, for example, less than 30 percent of women and 42 percent of men are obese.
But across the continent the survey shows that people are getting fatter and at a faster rate with one in four European children now believed to be overweight.
Following in the footsteps of the U.S., 'fat camps' for children have begun to open across Europe to educate and change eating habits.
Dave Tonge, Camp Administrator from a UK weight loss camp in Nottingham says the emphasis of the camps is to learn and have fun.
"We have fun and activities and an educational session with lifestyle to try and promote behavior change," Tonge told CNN.
"There was probably fish and chips in one part of the dinner hall, but in the other part there was salad," said one boy at the camp. "I had to make my mind up about which one, and it had to be the salad."
While experts believe that reversing the trend of obesity will be difficult they hope that by educating children and doctors they will help Europe fight the fat. |
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/e...sity/index.html
You damn Euros. You claim that you hate America, but then you do your best to act just like Americans. You couldn't even let us keep the distinction as the "fat country." I guess we'll just have to think up something else and leave McDonalds to you. 
BTW, I don't want to hear anymore cracks about overweight Americans out of your fat European mouths. 
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Boris Godunov
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Portland, OR
Aug 2001
time: 00:29
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"Germany has the highest number of overweight men in Europe with 71 percent believed to be obese."
While true, this number will decrease dramatically the second Helmut Kohl dies, as he accounts for at least 34 out of that 71 percent.
Last edited by Boris Godunov on 24-06-2003 at 04:55
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C0ckney
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Big Up The Macedonian Massive
Apr 2000
time: 05:29
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i'm with paul hanson here, i refuse to believe that 2/3 people here are obese. you can walk down any street here and you will see a few people who are very big, and a fair amount more that could lose a couple of pounds but you won't see 2 out of 3 people being that overweight.
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24-06-2003 02:37
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"CNN" says all
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